I used to get really angry at pin collectors because no, I don't think they should be selling and trading our badges like friggin' baseball cards or something, but here lately I've just sort of resigned myself to the fact that people are always going to be out there collecting them and there's really nothing we can do to stop it. On one hand, I'd rather see some collector taking care of a pin instead of it getting melted down for something else, but on the other hand, what really irritates me about a lot (not all, mind) of these people trading pins on eBay and places like that is that they don't really respect the fact that these badges are special to fraternity and sorority members. They're "historical collectibles." To a lot of these people, badges are either a hot commodity they know they can sell, or they're just like, "Awwwww...that little teapot on the triangle-Z pin is sooooo cute."
